The Department of Environment of the City of Caravaca and Municipal Services Parks and Gardens wants to clarify to the questions raised from the Municipal Socialist Group in a press release that recent work in Las Fuentes del Marqués fall into the regular work maintenance of this place caravaqueño.
Specifically, there has been a superficial tillage, about 20 centimeters, with the key objectives of:
1.
Aerate the soil for water to soak into the ground and thus considerably facilitate the irrigation of the trees.
This work, according to the report of the Parks and Gardens service is essential and is carried out from time immemorial.
2.
Elimination of weeds in the beds to reduce the risk of fire.
The farmland in the area around the oaks of The Snowflake was carried out with strict attention, and encourage pursuit of these species irrigation centuries, and thus trying to preserve and protect their lives.
According to the report signed by the head of the municipal parks and gardens, "is a traditional and essential work in agricultural areas and ornamental trees, it can not cause injury to the roots of trees, but quite the opposite."
Also in that report specifies that in the hamlet of Las Fuentes del Marqués is made of 2-3 annual irrigation and, just last May was one of the wettest in recent years.
For his part, Councillor for the Environment, Antonia Maria Alvarez, wanted to step out of allegations of lack of attention to the place of the Marquis de Las Fuentes and lack of criteria when to keep that place: "The charge Sources that are in a sorry state is alarming and has no foundation and is contradicted by simply stroll through this unique and cherished place in our town and check your sound, but still we are aware of the need to continue working for its improvement. "
"I want" added Councilwoman-confidence to express my total work being done by the municipal service in charge of keeping sources of the marquis, led by people with twenty years of experience. "
Source: Ayuntamiento de Caravaca de la Cruz